Tirhut

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In 1782 Tirhut, including Hajipur, was made into a Collectorate. In 1875 Tirhut was divided into the two existing districts of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga, in Bihar.

See Imperial Gazetteer Volume 2 Page 39 and other pages.

Spelling variants

Tirhut, Tirhoot

Also see

• Bihar
• Indigo Plantation
• Bihar Light Horse

Historical books online

• "Darbhanga District" Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 154.
• Narrative of the Life of a Gentleman Long Resident in India by G F Grand. 1814 edition, 1910 edition edited, with Notes, for the Calcutta Historical Society by Walter K Firminger. Archive.org

"Grand, George Francois (1748?-1821)" page 174 Dictionary of Indian Biography by C E Buckland (Indian Civil Service, retired) 1906 Archive.org. Includes 1782 Collector of Tirhut and promoted the indigo manufacture in Bihar to his own advantage; 1788 appointed Judge and Magistrate at Patna, and eventually dismissed.

• History of Behar Indigo Factories ; Reminiscences of Behar ; Tirhoot and its inhabitants of the past ; History of Behar Light Horse Volunteers by Minden Wilson 1908 Archive.org